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Alcohols: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in alcohols totaled $35.5 billion (63.1 million tonnes). The top exporters were Saudi Arabia (15%), the United States (13%) and China (7%); the top importers were China (25%), India (7%) and the Netherlands (5%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 5%.

Summary

World trade
$35.5billion
Tonnes
63.1million tonnes
Price per tonne
$561
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. Saudi Arabia$5.1 billion · 14.5%
  2. United States$4.5 billion · 12.7%
  3. China$2.5 billion · 7.1%
  4. Germany$2.5 billion · 7%
  5. Trinidad and Tobago$1.9 billion · 5.4%
  6. Oman$1.8 billion · 5%
  7. Netherlands$1.5 billion · 4.1%
    re-exports
  8. Malaysia$1.2 billion · 3.3%
  9. Iran$1.1 billion · 3%
  10. Canada$1 billion · 2.9%
  11. Belgium$1 billion · 2.9%
    re-exports
  12. United Arab Emirates$955 million · 2.7%
  13. Taiwan$817 million · 2.3%
  14. France$813 million · 2.3%
  15. South Korea$806 million · 2.3%
  16. Kuwait$749 million · 2.1%
  17. Singapore$679 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  18. Indonesia$459 million · 1.3%
  19. Venezuela$446 million · 1.3%
  20. India$439 million · 1.2%

Top importers

  1. China$8.9 billion · 25%
  2. India$2.6 billion · 7.3%
  3. Netherlands$1.7 billion · 4.8%
    re-exports
  4. Germany$1.7 billion · 4.8%
  5. United States$1.7 billion · 4.7%
  6. South Korea$1.6 billion · 4.6%
  7. Turkey$1.3 billion · 3.6%
  8. Belgium$1.2 billion · 3.5%
    re-exports
  9. Brazil$1.2 billion · 3.3%
  10. Japan$972 million · 2.7%
  11. Indonesia$930 million · 2.6%
  12. Italy$819 million · 2.3%
  13. Taiwan$738 million · 2.1%
  14. France$716 million · 2%
  15. Spain$707 million · 2%
  16. Vietnam$647 million · 1.8%
  17. Thailand$619 million · 1.8%
  18. Mexico$595 million · 1.7%
  19. Singapore$587 million · 1.7%
    re-exports
  20. United Kingdom$488 million · 1.4%

Trend

Who sells it

Saudi Arabia has been the top exporter since 2000

Value in USD billions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • Saudi Arabia 5.1
  • United States 4.5
  • China 2.5
  • Germany 2.5
  • Trinidad and Tobago 1.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
Saudi Arabia1.25.1
United States1.34.5
China0.092.5
Germany1.42.5
Trinidad and Tobago0.221.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne stayed close to $561 since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $561

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearUSD per tonne
1995$543
1996$429
1997$475
1998$372
1999$300
2000$370
2001$368
2002$327
2003$458
2004$545
2005$588
2006$615
2007$670
2008$829
2009$547
2010$677
2011$839
2012$783
2013$826
2014$767
2015$666
2016$512
2017$653
2018$695
2019$568
2020$492
2021$701
2022$706
2023$562
2024$561

What it includes

  • 2905 · Alcohols

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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